Official Luthiers Forum!

Mark welcome to the OLF. We met at ASIA (I was the self appointed paparazzi). I'll email you some pictures before they appear in the press )

Nice to have you onboard.   

Welcome. This is a great place

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

Yes...welcome, Mark.

I had the pleasure of seeing and hearing Mark's fine guitars at the first NGF. He builds as fine an instrument as anyone out there. Clean as a whistle, and they play and sound fantastic. You Blanchard fans have good reason to be fans.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Hi Mark,
Welcome to the fun.

Welcome to the OLF Mark
I think yopu will indeed find something that will amplify you art here!
Cheers
charliewood

when i saw that the post was from "blanchard," i was like wait, could this be mark blanchard. and then sure enough... it was! it is an honor to have you on the forum. your work is quite amazing and inspiring. hope we hear lots from you!

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sweat the small stuff.

[QUOTE=rlabbe]Hi Mark,



I've never seen one of your guitars, but I own a Silent Partner. You've single-handedly added more horror and bliss in my life than any other person. :D Welcome!



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Ha ha. The Silent Partner, and climbing in general, has done the same for me !!

It is cool to meet another climber/guitar builder !!

Mark

Thanks again to everyone for making me feel welcome.
I appreciate that.

I hope I can find something to contribute.
There seems to be a ton of experience and talent here already !!

Mark

Not being among the "experience and talent here", I can easily say that you are right.  I have seen firsts that I thought impossible, and the many perspectives offered on different ways to accomplish a task really are great, so even if your advice is just one more perspective, it will be a valuable asset to those of us who are learning the art.  I look forward to seeing your ideas and views.

Also, aren't all those sharp tools dangerous enough?  You still need to go climbing?

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Welcome, Mark. I am familiar with your work from the old 13th Fret. I played one of your guitars at one of the Glades Gang gatherings in Orlando a couple of years ago. I believe it was Bart's. Very nice.

This is a great place. I have been signed off for a while, but plan to spend more time here now that I have some of my remodeling projects behind me. Never, ever, ever, tear out a bathroom without professional help.

Hi Mark and welcome.

Great web site you have there. May I ask, what is sugar pine?

Thanks,

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Michael Lloyd

“I was born to ignorance, yes, and lesser poverties ...
I was born to privilege that I did not see ... I didn’t know it, but my way was paved” – John Gorka

[QUOTE=mlloyd]Hi Mark and welcome.



Great web site you have there. May I ask, what is sugar pine?



Thanks,[/QUOTE]

Sugar Pine is a type of Pine tree that grows in California. They are big trees that have HUGE cones, up to 18 inches long !!!

Mark

Hi Mark I met you at ASIA also. Good to see you here.

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Say what you do, Do what you say.

Blanchard trussrod
I was impressed with Mark's truss rod design shown here.
The two different thread pitches give a very precise adjustment.
Nelson

Hi Mark-

Welcome to the OLF. It's nice to have you here, friend.

I was looking at your website and noticed in your gallery the guitar, Big Red. It's nice to see someone else who likes mare's tail coloring in Red spruce. That is a nice guitar.

Well, don't be a stranger, I'm sure we all will appreciate your participation here.

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John Lewis
Wannabe builder owned by 2 crazy dachshunds